Valve cover gasket question

[UP906XJ]

A buddy of mine had an extra valve cover gasket laying around for the 96 XJ he no longer owns, so he gave it to me.

Part number VS 50458 R

Will this work on my 89 XJ, or should I just throw it on the shelf and get the proper one?

 

[trippled]

That looks like the one for the stamped valve cover. I swapped it on my 92. It works, and I like it better than the cork garbage, but there is no locating dowels on the head for the gasket, so you have to make sure it's centered.

 

[RCP Phx]

A buddy of mine had an extra valve cover gasket laying around for the 96 XJ he no longer owns, so he gave it to me.

Part number VS 50458 R

Will this work on my 89 XJ, or should I just throw it on the shelf and get the proper one?

While it "might" fit ,it's not the proper one!

That looks like the one for the stamped valve cover. I swapped it on my 92. It works, and I like it better than the cork garbage, but there is no locating dowels on the head for the gasket, so you have to make sure it's centered.

In 50yrs I have yet to see a head "doweled" for a VC gasket!

 

[techno1154]

In 50yrs I have yet to see a head "doweled" for a VC gasket!

I think he is referring to the studs and not dowels,...my 1996 4.0L have studs.

 

[UP906XJ]

Thanks guys, I'm just going to shelve it and get the correct one.

 

[Johnnie Walker]

Make sure to keep your metal inserts from the old grommets. And use them with your new ones. I have yet to see vc sets that have them

 

[ehall]

best thing would be to get the newer valve cover, much better than the old style

 

[Ewenm]

whats the newer style, stamped steel?, i have a '94 with cast alloy cover, it works for me

 

[ehall]

Yeah the stamped style, much better engineering on it, leaks less

 

[cruiser54]

Old style on 5 family 4.0s with Felpro blue gasket. All work perfectly.....

 

[comanche91]

Same here. They look better too.

 

[cruiser54]

Yeah.

 

[comanche91]

Same here. They look better too.

 

[ehall]

Glad you guys like them. My experience with the old style was the channel that holds the gasket in place tends to get little pieces of crap in it, causing leaks. The new ones don't have that problem.

 

[cruiser54]

Neither do the older aluminum valve covers with the Felpro.

Never experienced what you're talking about.

 

[asymptonic]

So which one is the 'new' one? About to have to pop my valve cover to check for lifter problems. '98 4.0 here.

 

[cruiser54]

Get the high dollar Felpro one.

 

[ehall]

Get the Felpro with the replacements grommets

 

[sinat01]

agreed ^
get the felpro blue. ive used felpro permadry gaskets anywhere I can on my XJ and have never had one leak. with that said, prep makes a big difference too

 

[asymptonic]

Are they single use? I'm pretty sure that's what I have on there now after my mechanic replaced it for a VC leak. Would love to be able to get in there without replacing it but not at the expense of a new leak.